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The Lok Sabha Secretariat brings out several publications for the information needs of the members of Parliament. These publications, delineating diverse aspects of Parliamentary activities, give the readers, an insight into the operational dynamics and nuances of the functioning of Parliament. This collection provides knowledge creation of the data generated by the Indian Parliament in the form of books, etc.

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Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha (2014)

Committee to Inquire into the Improper Conduct of a Member (2016)

Joint/Select Committees

Joint Select Committee on Bills (Since 1920)

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Parliamentary Committee means a Committee which is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker and which works under the direction of the Speaker and presents its report to the House or to the Speaker.

Standing Committees are permanent and regular committees which are constituted from time to time in pursuance of the provisions of an Act of Parliament or Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha. The work of these Committees is of continuous nature.

Out of 24 DRSCs, 16 Committees are serviced by the Lok Sabha Secretariat and 8 Committees by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. For committees of Rajya Sabha- a link has been provided on home page.

Adhoc Committees are appointed for a specific purpose and they cease to exist when they finish the task assigned to them and submit a report.

The Parliamentary Committee system saves the time of the House for the discussion of important matters and prevents Parliament from getting lost in details and thereby losing hold on matters of policy and broad principles. And digitisation of these committees on this portal will also save the time of user by being able to view the reports and search within them by various filters.

On the 29th of March, 1993, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adopted rules establishing 17 Departmentally Related Standing Committees (DRSCs).
The 17 Departmentally-related Standing Committees (6 serviced by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat (Part I) and 11 by the Lok Sabha Secretariat (Part II) as mentioned below) and the Ministries/Departments covered under the jurisdiction of each of them were as follows:-

Sl.No.

Name of Committee

Ministries/Departments

1

2

3

Part I

1

Committee on Commerce

Commerce and Industry

Textiles

2

Committee on Home Affairs

Home Affairs

Development of North-Eastern Region

3

Committee on Human Resource Development

Human Resource Development

Youth Affairs and Sports

Women and Child Development

4

Committee on Industry

Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

5

Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

Science and Technology

Space

Earth Sciences

Atomic Energy

Environment & Forests

6

Committee on Transport & Tourism

Civil Aviation

Road Transport and Highways

Shipping

Culture

Tourism

Part II

7

Committee on Agriculture

Agriculture

Water Resources

8

Committee on Information Technology

Information Technology

Information & Broadcasting

Communications

9

Committee on Defence

Defence

10

Committee on Energy

Coal

Non-Conventional Energy Sources

Power

Atomic Energy

11

Committee on External Affairs

External Affairs

12

Committee on Finance

Finance

Planning

Statistics and Programme Implementation

Disinvestment

13

Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution

Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

14

Committee on Labour and Welfare

Labour

Social Justice & Empowerment

Tribal Affairs

15

Committee on Petroleum & Chemicals

Petroleum & Natural Gas

Chemicals & Fertilizers

16

Committee on Railways

Railways

17

Committee on Urban and Rural Development

Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation

Rural Development

Subsequently, after watching the working of the DRSC system for over a decade, the DRSC system was restructured in July 2004 wherein the number
of DRSCs was increased from 17 to 24. Accordingly the jurisdiction of the Committees vis-a-vis Ministries/Departments was revised. Out of 24 DRSCs,
8 of Part I are being serviced by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat and 16 of Part II are being serviced by the Lok Sabha Secretariat. These Committees cover
under their jurisdiction the following Ministries/Departments:-

Sl.No.

Name of Committee

Ministries/Departments

1

2

3

Part I

1

Committee on Commerce

Commerce and Industry

2

Committee on Home Affairs

Home Affairs

Development of North-Eastern Region

3

Committee on Human Resource Development

Human Resource Development

4

Committee on Industry

Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

5

Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

Science and Technology

6

Committee on Transport & Tourism

Civil Aviation

Road Transport and Highways

Shipping

Culture

Tourism

7

Committee on Health and Family Welfare

Health and Family Welfare

8

Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice

Law and Justice

Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Part II

9

Committee on Agriculture

Agriculture

Food Processing Industries

10

Committee on Information Technologyy

Communications and Information Technology

Information and Broadcasting

11

Committee on Defence

Defence

12

Committee on Energy

New and Renewable Energy

Power

13

Committee on External Affairs

External Affairs

Overseas Indian Affairs

14

Committee on Finance

Finance

Corporate Affairs

Planning

Statistics and Programme Implementation

15

Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

16

Committee on Labour

Labour & Empowerment

Textiles

17

Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas

Petroleum and Natural Gas

18

Committee on Railways

Railways

19

Committee on Urban Development

Urban Development

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

20

Committee on Water Resources

Water Resources

21

Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers

Chemicals and Fertilizers

22

Committee on Rural Development

Rural Development

Drinking Water and Sanitation

Panchayati Raj

23

Committee on Coal and Steel

Coal

Mines

Steel

24

Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment

RSocial Justice and Empowerment

Tribal Affairs

Minority Affairs

The Committee specified under Part I and Part II above work under the directions of the Chairperson, Rajya Sabha and Speaker, Lok Sabha respectively.